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Industry gets together to discuss Broadband Issues
 High powered seminar in New Delhi with I&B secretary, TRAI chairman, Zee TV chairman and Liberty Global director as keynote speakers.

Zee Telefilms to launch Marathi news channel '24 Tas'
 Zee is giving his news business a big push. His latest plan of action: to launch a Marathi news channel by the end of this year.

Disney unveils Masti Express campaign to penetrate smaller towns/cities
Disney senses huge growth opportunities from Tier II and III cities; unveils Masti Express campaign to penetrate into the markets.

Executive Dossier
'I forecast that in three years time there will only be two sports broadcasters who will have any kind of market share'
Interview with Nimbus Communications chairman Harish Thawani

Neo Sports launches 1 October; looks to lock in 8 sponsors to 5-year deals
 Soft launch 1 October; commercial launch on 1 November. Before 1 Jan '07, Neo aims to have eight sponsors locked in to five year contracts.

NGC institutes awards for non-fiction filmmaking

BBC focusses on US elections with 'USA Direct'

Asiasat CEO Peter Jackson honoured by APSCC

Intel, NBC in broadband content alliance

Tandberg shows range of solutions for IPTV video compression in Shanghai

BBC comes out on top in a global travel agent poll

BBC, Microsoft in content alliance

User-generated web content to grow rapidly

Nickelodeon's 'Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge' kicks off in US
Nick celebrates 'Worldwide Day of Play' on 30 Sept; analyses American leisure habits


Highlight - Interview with Rajesh Kumar
Sonia goes wicked on Sati
Is Woh Rehne Wali in for a major track change?
Grapevine - Anuj’s khaas rishta
Short Takes - Sampada Vaze
The Week Ahead - Malaika to host the 500th episode of Page 3

News Releases
RED FM's Festive Bonanza for Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
Live action from the English Premier League and Spanish Football League on ESPN Star Sports
WWE 'Unforgiven' on Ten Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (10/09/2006 to 16/09/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (10/09/2006 to 16/09/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Zee Sports
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
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    		• Cinemax promoters to offload 32% stake via IPO
    		• Kyunki kundali match honi chahiye...!
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    		• Cable operators ready to face the DTH challenge
    		• Mahisasuramardini' on DVD by 2007
    		• BharatMatrimony.com to launch a mobile portal
    		• Channel 4, Star told to aid police in BPO leak
    		• Hollywood calling
    		• Yahoo! to launch six new portals in India
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Channel 4 asked to help fix call centre staff
    		• Who will be the best `jodi' on television?
    		• DTH services galvanize cable operators, MSOs
    		• Internet portal to aware people on health issues
    		• Listen to Net radio on your mobile phone
    Source: The Hindu
       
    		• Maverick buys 51% in Sankranti
    		• 'Indian BPO targeted by overseas media'
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Yahoo to launch 2-6 new portals in Indian languages
    		• Business Line — Paper size & print area reduction
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
       
    		• Nasscom sends legal notice to UK’s Channel 4
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Channels dodge DD Direct
    		• Trai website tinkered, hacker still at large
    		• Marketing reality TV in your neighbourhood
    		• US cracks down on online gaming
    		• Yahoo in India to get local with vernaculars
    		• Help us to fix corrupt staff: NASSCOM to Channel 4
    		• ‘Dropping Net neutrality will take us to dark ages’
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Dentsu-Sony ‘deal’ stirs fresh debates
    		• NASSCOM doubts UK channel’s sting claim
    		• Weekday TV watching hurts schoolwork
    		• Zee-DNA Super Sixes cricket tournament announced
    		• Most wicked on television?
    		• Mona Singh wants to be in TV, radio and films
    		• Breaking free from a cute image
    Source: DNA
     
    		• STAR writer Rekha Mody takes Zee to court
    Source: India eNews
     
    International News
    		• News Corp buys UK jobs website
    Source: Ninemsn
     
    		• BBC America passes 50m homes mark
    		• Sky News in landmark deal with The Times
    		• Former Channel 4 exec up for BBC board
    		• Comcast's OLN now called Versus
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• NBC, Intel Partner on Content for Viiv Users
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    		• MTV Greenlights Sketch Comedy Series
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• MTV Networks looks to future after ouster of Viacom chief
    Source: IHT
     
    		• Study: TV, gaming hurts school performance
    Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
    		• Disney to take $30 million loss on Mobile ESPN-CFO
    		• Movie piracy costs US $20.5 billion a year-study
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    		• CanWest exits Canadian radio with sale of stations
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    		• BBC America Aggressively Expanding Its Reach
    		• Showtime to Promote Old, New Series Via Web
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    		• Hearst-Argyle TV Pulls Six HD Signals Off Cox Systems
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Liberty completes IDT acquisition
    Source: Denver Business Journal
     
    		• Mediaset signs transponder deal with Eutelsat
    		• Servecast does deal with Fox International Channels (UK)
    		• Campaign set to boost Spain's DTT
    Source: Advanced - Television
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